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MSU faces Dawson Garcia and Minnesota for the second time this season on Tuesday night at Breslin Center. MSU won the first meeting, 90-72, on Dec. 4 in Minneapolis. The Gophers, however, who had been struggling, have won three straight games, beating Michigan, Iowa and Oregon.
• What: Michigan State vs. Minnesota
• When: 8 p.m. Tuesday
• Where: Breslin Center
• TV/Radio: Streaming on Peacock/Spartan Sports Network radio, including WJIM 1240-AM and WMMQ 94.9-FM; SiriusXM Ch. 85 (MSU broadcast), 387 (Minnesota broadcast)
• Records/Rankings: MSU is 17-2 overall, 8-0 in the Big Ten and ranked No. 7 in both the Coaches Poll and in The Associated Press Poll, and is No. 15 per the college basketball analytics site Kenpom.com. Minnesota is 11-9 overall, 3-6 in the Big Ten and unranked in the polls. The Gophers are No. 91 nationally, per Kenpom.
• Projected betting line: MSU -13 (via the Kenpom predicted score, which is where Vegas gets its line these days)
• Coaches: Michigan State — Tom Izzo is 724-297 in his 30th season as a head coach, all with the Spartans. Minnesota — Ben Johnson is 52-63 in his fourth season as a collegiate head coach, all with the Gophers.
• Series: MSU leads 67-59 all-time. MSU won the first meeting this season, 90-72, on Dec. 4 in Minneapolis.
Projected lineups
MSU
C (10) Szymon Zapala (7-0) 5.6
F (0) Jaxon Kohler (6-9) 7.6
G (3) Jaden Akins (6-4) 13.8
G (5) Tre Holloman (6-2) 8.1
PG (1) Jeremy Fears Jr. (6-2) 7.7
Minnesota
F (3) Dawson Garcia (6-11) 19.7
F (11) Femi Odukale (6-6) 6.3
G (24) Brennan Rigsby (6-3) 5.0
G (25) Lu’Cye Patterson (6-2) 10.9
G (2) Mike Mitchell (6-2) 11.5
• MSU update: The Spartans have a two-game lead atop the Big Ten in the loss column after Saturday’s 81-74 win over Rutgers at Madison Square Garden, their 12th straight win overall. MSU is atop the Big Ten in a number of categories in league play — offensive and defensive efficiency, per Ken pom, offensive rebounding percentage, 3-point defense (26.5% allowed), block rate…
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Author : Lansing State Journal
Publish date : 2025-01-27 18:47:00
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